Nov 13, 2018, 1:33 am
Last edit by: jfallesen
It seems like we have quite a few are taking advantage of the recent good price on OTP-PHX so I thought it might be a good idea to see if we could put together some ad-hoc meet-ups. I don't want to organise anything as it seems that we are all travelling on different dates and, in some cases different routes, but it would be a shame to be on the same flight or in the same lounge as another FTer, not know and not be able to share a beer and stories... if that is what you want. Of course, if you like to travel alone then that is great too.
So, if you want others to know about your travel plans and fancy saying hi to fellow FTers please post your details and I will add you to the wiki. If you have wiki update access then please, by all means, update the wiki yourself
I am posting my hotel arrangements but if you would rather not do that yourself but wish to post your flights then that is also perfectly fine.
For those that want to read about the Aug 2018 PHX mini-do (quite a few did it!) it is here : https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ug-2018-a.html
There are some links at the end of the wiki to interesting things to do around Phoenix. Please feel free to add to this list if you wish
Things to do
Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Phoenix
Top hikes in the Phoenix area
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation - Taliesin West
Heard Museum
Museum of Musical Instruments
Arizona Rattlers Football Team
Titan Missile Museum
Pima Air & Space Museum
So, if you want others to know about your travel plans and fancy saying hi to fellow FTers please post your details and I will add you to the wiki. If you have wiki update access then please, by all means, update the wiki yourself
I am posting my hotel arrangements but if you would rather not do that yourself but wish to post your flights then that is also perfectly fine.
For those that want to read about the Aug 2018 PHX mini-do (quite a few did it!) it is here : https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ug-2018-a.html
There are some links at the end of the wiki to interesting things to do around Phoenix. Please feel free to add to this list if you wish
Note: Times are DEPARTURE times.
OTP Hotel Vienna : H2L, Shl (+1)
29th June
BA885 OTP–LHR 07:55 : jfallese
BA67 LHR–PHL 12:40 : jfallese
BA4672 / AA854 PHL–PHX 17:25 : jfallese
2nd July
BA6358 OTP - LHR 07:55 : LondonAndy
3rd July
AA6538 LHR - HEL 08:25 : LondonAndy
AA6480 HEL - LHR 14:10 : LondonAndy
4thJuly
AA6214 LHR - JFK 11:20 : LondonAndy
AA1587 JFK - PHX 16:10 : LondonAndy
5th July
BA5451 / AA883 PHX–ORD 13:45 : jfallese
BA296 ORD–LHR 20:55 : jfallese
6th July
BA886 LHR–OTP 13:50 : jfallese
7th July
AA0760 PHX - LAX 10:10 LondonAndy
AA0032 LAX - JFK 13:15 LondonAndy
BA887 OTP–LHR 17:55 : jfallese
8th July
AA6143 JFK - LHR 07:55 LondonAndy
9th July
BA0794 LHR - HEL 08:25 LondonAndy
BA0886 LHR - OTP 11:40 AlisonB84 + 1
AY1337 HEL - LHR 16:00 LondonAndy
BA0884 LHR - OTP 18:55 LondonAndy
10th July
BA0885 OTP - LHR 07:55 AlisonB84 + 1
BA0885 OTP - LHR 07:55 Jason8612
BA0067 LHR - PHL 12.40 AlisonB84 + 1
AY1344 LHR - HEL 13:50 Jason8612
11th July
AA0686 PHL - PHX 13:50 AlisonB84 + 1
BA6005/AY HEL - JFK 12:45 Jason8612
BA4344/AA JFK - SFO 21:15 Jason8612
12th July
AA 1844 SFO - PHX 16:00 Jason8612
16th July
AA480 PHX - SAN 17:10 AlisonB84 + 1
BA0272 SAN - LHR 20:30 AlisonB84 + 1
17th July
BA884 LHR–OTP 18:55 : AlisonB84 + 1
18th July
BA886 LHR/OTP 0815 Gastrocnemius+1
BA887 OTP–LHR 17:55 : AlisonB84 + 1
19th July
BA885 OTP/LHR 0755 Gastrocnemius+1
BA115 LHR/JFK 1420 Gastrocnemius+1
AA2615 JFK/SFO 2115 Gastrocnemius+1
20th July
AA1868 SFO/PHX 0915 Gastrocnemius+1
22nd July
AA12339 PHX/JFK 0843 Gastrocnemius+1
BA116 JFK/LHR 2010 Gastrocnemius+1
23rd July
BA886 LHR/OTP 1140 Gastrocnemius+1
BA885 OTP/LHR 1750 Gastrocnemius+1
24th July
BA886 LHR-OTP 11:40 : thejohn
25th July
BA885 OTP-LHR 07:55 BA177 LHR-JFK 13:10: thejohn
26th July
BA 4310 JFK-LAX 06:00 BA 1742 LAX-PHX 16:33 : thejohn
28th July
BA5244 PHX-LAX 09:54 : thejohn
29th July
BA4751LAX-BOS 14:00 BA202 BOS-LHR 21:40 : thejohn
30th July
BA886 11:40 LHR-OTP : thejohn
31st July
BA885 07:55 OTP-LHR : thejohn
OTP Hotel Vienna : H2L, Shl (+1)
29th June
BA885 OTP–LHR 07:55 : jfallese
BA67 LHR–PHL 12:40 : jfallese
BA4672 / AA854 PHL–PHX 17:25 : jfallese
2nd July
BA6358 OTP - LHR 07:55 : LondonAndy
3rd July
AA6538 LHR - HEL 08:25 : LondonAndy
AA6480 HEL - LHR 14:10 : LondonAndy
4thJuly
AA6214 LHR - JFK 11:20 : LondonAndy
AA1587 JFK - PHX 16:10 : LondonAndy
5th July
BA5451 / AA883 PHX–ORD 13:45 : jfallese
BA296 ORD–LHR 20:55 : jfallese
6th July
BA886 LHR–OTP 13:50 : jfallese
7th July
AA0760 PHX - LAX 10:10 LondonAndy
AA0032 LAX - JFK 13:15 LondonAndy
BA887 OTP–LHR 17:55 : jfallese
8th July
AA6143 JFK - LHR 07:55 LondonAndy
9th July
BA0794 LHR - HEL 08:25 LondonAndy
BA0886 LHR - OTP 11:40 AlisonB84 + 1
AY1337 HEL - LHR 16:00 LondonAndy
BA0884 LHR - OTP 18:55 LondonAndy
10th July
BA0885 OTP - LHR 07:55 AlisonB84 + 1
BA0885 OTP - LHR 07:55 Jason8612
BA0067 LHR - PHL 12.40 AlisonB84 + 1
AY1344 LHR - HEL 13:50 Jason8612
11th July
AA0686 PHL - PHX 13:50 AlisonB84 + 1
BA6005/AY HEL - JFK 12:45 Jason8612
BA4344/AA JFK - SFO 21:15 Jason8612
12th July
AA 1844 SFO - PHX 16:00 Jason8612
16th July
AA480 PHX - SAN 17:10 AlisonB84 + 1
BA0272 SAN - LHR 20:30 AlisonB84 + 1
17th July
BA884 LHR–OTP 18:55 : AlisonB84 + 1
18th July
BA886 LHR/OTP 0815 Gastrocnemius+1
BA887 OTP–LHR 17:55 : AlisonB84 + 1
19th July
BA885 OTP/LHR 0755 Gastrocnemius+1
BA115 LHR/JFK 1420 Gastrocnemius+1
AA2615 JFK/SFO 2115 Gastrocnemius+1
20th July
AA1868 SFO/PHX 0915 Gastrocnemius+1
22nd July
AA12339 PHX/JFK 0843 Gastrocnemius+1
BA116 JFK/LHR 2010 Gastrocnemius+1
23rd July
BA886 LHR/OTP 1140 Gastrocnemius+1
BA885 OTP/LHR 1750 Gastrocnemius+1
24th July
BA886 LHR-OTP 11:40 : thejohn
25th July
BA885 OTP-LHR 07:55 BA177 LHR-JFK 13:10: thejohn
26th July
BA 4310 JFK-LAX 06:00 BA 1742 LAX-PHX 16:33 : thejohn
28th July
BA5244 PHX-LAX 09:54 : thejohn
29th July
BA4751LAX-BOS 14:00 BA202 BOS-LHR 21:40 : thejohn
30th July
BA886 11:40 LHR-OTP : thejohn
31st July
BA885 07:55 OTP-LHR : thejohn
Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Phoenix
Top hikes in the Phoenix area
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation - Taliesin West
Heard Museum
Museum of Musical Instruments
Arizona Rattlers Football Team
Titan Missile Museum
Pima Air & Space Museum
OTP-PHX TP runs in April 2019 Meet Up Thread
Nov 11, 2018, 11:05 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Plymouth, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,159
OTP-PHX TP runs in 2019 Meet Up Thread
As there seem to be a few of us taking advantage of the great OTP-PHX prices for April 2019 I thought it would be good if we had our own thread (thanks for the suggestion @madfish) and so perhaps we might meet up on the way?
So, to kick things off these are my plans:
14/04/2019 Drive to LHR
14/04/2019 Good to go parking Drop & Go T5
14/04/2019 Hotel 1 night Premier Inn T4
15/04/2019 LHR OTP BA 886 11:40 17:00
15/04/2019 Hotel 1 night Ramada Plaza Bucharest (Spa/Sauna)
16/04/2019 OTP LHR BA 885 08:35 10:10 stopover 03:55
16/04/2019 LHR JFK AA 105 14:05 17:00 stopover 04:15
16/04/2019 JFK LAX AA 185 21:15 00:43 (17/04/2019) stopover 05:17 (wait in lounge)
17/04/2019 LAX PHX AA 2027 06:00 07:19
17/04/2019 Car Hire Avis Focus 3 Days
17/04/2019 Hotel 3 nights Best Western North Phoenix Hotel
20/04/2019 PHX LAX AA 3196 06:00 07:18 stopover 01:42
20/04/2019 LAX JFK AA 2 09:00 17:39 stopover 01:36
20/04/2019 JFK LHR AA 106 19:15 07:40 21/04/2019 stopover 04:00
21/04/2019 LHR OTP BA 886 11:40 17:00
21/04/2019 Hotel 1 night Ramada Plaza Bucharest (Spa/Sauna)
22/04/2019 OTP LHR BA 885 08:30 10:05
It sure would be good to meet up if our paths cross
Paul
So, to kick things off these are my plans:
14/04/2019 Drive to LHR
14/04/2019 Good to go parking Drop & Go T5
14/04/2019 Hotel 1 night Premier Inn T4
15/04/2019 LHR OTP BA 886 11:40 17:00
15/04/2019 Hotel 1 night Ramada Plaza Bucharest (Spa/Sauna)
16/04/2019 OTP LHR BA 885 08:35 10:10 stopover 03:55
16/04/2019 LHR JFK AA 105 14:05 17:00 stopover 04:15
16/04/2019 JFK LAX AA 185 21:15 00:43 (17/04/2019) stopover 05:17 (wait in lounge)
17/04/2019 LAX PHX AA 2027 06:00 07:19
17/04/2019 Car Hire Avis Focus 3 Days
17/04/2019 Hotel 3 nights Best Western North Phoenix Hotel
20/04/2019 PHX LAX AA 3196 06:00 07:18 stopover 01:42
20/04/2019 LAX JFK AA 2 09:00 17:39 stopover 01:36
20/04/2019 JFK LHR AA 106 19:15 07:40 21/04/2019 stopover 04:00
21/04/2019 LHR OTP BA 886 11:40 17:00
21/04/2019 Hotel 1 night Ramada Plaza Bucharest (Spa/Sauna)
22/04/2019 OTP LHR BA 885 08:30 10:05
It sure would be good to meet up if our paths cross
Paul
Last edited by snaxmuppet; Dec 23, 2018 at 6:46 am
Nov 11, 2018, 11:47 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA Executive Club Gold
Posts: 57
Very similar to you @snaxmuppet but about 24 hours later.
My flights are:
19/4 BA884 1900 LHR to OTP
20/4 BA885 0825 OTP to LHR
20/4 BA213 1115 LHR to BOS
20/4 AA2588 1630 BOS to PHX
21/4 AA1569 0905 PHX to BOS
21/4 BA202 2205 BOS to LHR
22/4 BA886 1140 LHR to OTP
22/4 BA887 1755 OTP to LHR
22/4 have a rest!
cheers Rupert
My flights are:
19/4 BA884 1900 LHR to OTP
20/4 BA885 0825 OTP to LHR
20/4 BA213 1115 LHR to BOS
20/4 AA2588 1630 BOS to PHX
21/4 AA1569 0905 PHX to BOS
21/4 BA202 2205 BOS to LHR
22/4 BA886 1140 LHR to OTP
22/4 BA887 1755 OTP to LHR
22/4 have a rest!
cheers Rupert
Last edited by captaincox; Nov 11, 2018 at 12:38 pm Reason: Mistake typo
Nov 11, 2018, 12:31 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Oxford
Programs: BAEC GGL
Posts: 80
Somehow seem to miss you both!
18/4 BA884 19:00 LHR / OTP
Hotel Vienna (recommended by previous runners)
19/4 BA887 11:00 OTP / LHR
20/4 BA117 08:30 LHR / JFK
20/4 AA341 14:30 JFK / LAX
20/4 AA650 19:25 LAX / PHX
Hotel TBA
21/4 AA445 07:20 PHX / LAX
21/4 AA238 10:30 LAX / JFK
21/4 AA 6135 21:30 JFK / LHR
22/4 BA886 11:40 LHR / OTP
Hotel Vienna
23/4 BA885 08:35 OTP / LHR
Safe travels!
18/4 BA884 19:00 LHR / OTP
Hotel Vienna (recommended by previous runners)
19/4 BA887 11:00 OTP / LHR
20/4 BA117 08:30 LHR / JFK
20/4 AA341 14:30 JFK / LAX
20/4 AA650 19:25 LAX / PHX
Hotel TBA
21/4 AA445 07:20 PHX / LAX
21/4 AA238 10:30 LAX / JFK
21/4 AA 6135 21:30 JFK / LHR
22/4 BA886 11:40 LHR / OTP
Hotel Vienna
23/4 BA885 08:35 OTP / LHR
Safe travels!
Nov 11, 2018, 12:41 pm
#4
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA Executive Club Gold
Posts: 57
Somehow seem to miss you both!
18/4 BA884 19:00 LHR / OTP
Hotel Vienna (recommended by previous runners)
19/4 BA887 11:00 OTP / LHR
20/4 BA117 08:30 LHR / JFK
20/4 AA341 14:30 JFK / LAX
20/4 AA650 19:25 LAX / PHX
Hotel TBA
21/4 AA445 07:20 PHX / LAX
21/4 AA238 10:30 LAX / JFK
21/4 AA 6135 21:30 JFK / LHR
22/4 BA886 11:40 LHR / OTP
Hotel Vienna
23/4 BA885 08:35 OTP / LHR
Safe travels!
18/4 BA884 19:00 LHR / OTP
Hotel Vienna (recommended by previous runners)
19/4 BA887 11:00 OTP / LHR
20/4 BA117 08:30 LHR / JFK
20/4 AA341 14:30 JFK / LAX
20/4 AA650 19:25 LAX / PHX
Hotel TBA
21/4 AA445 07:20 PHX / LAX
21/4 AA238 10:30 LAX / JFK
21/4 AA 6135 21:30 JFK / LHR
22/4 BA886 11:40 LHR / OTP
Hotel Vienna
23/4 BA885 08:35 OTP / LHR
Safe travels!
Nov 11, 2018, 12:54 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Cumbria
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 4,510
Enjoy. Would love to join you but I’m just back from MIA and then off again at beginning of May. Think my OH would kill me! But I may sneak a quick visit to T5 in around that time.
Which Ramada is that one @snaxmuppet? I stayed in one last Easter. It was fine but I much preferred the Hilton. Uber’s were fairly cheap so didn’t make much difference with the extra distance.
Which Ramada is that one @snaxmuppet? I stayed in one last Easter. It was fine but I much preferred the Hilton. Uber’s were fairly cheap so didn’t make much difference with the extra distance.
Nov 11, 2018, 1:35 pm
#7
Join Date: May 2016
Location: UK
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold, Global Entry
Posts: 363
Nov 11, 2018, 2:34 pm
#9
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: OTP/KRK
Programs: M&M FTL, Miles+Bonus Gold
Posts: 664
Which Ramada is that one @snaxmuppet? I stayed in one last Easter. It was fine but I much preferred the Hilton. Uber’s were fairly cheap so didn’t make much difference with the extra distance.
Nov 11, 2018, 3:40 pm
#10
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Sheffield, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, Virgin Red, HH Silver, SPG Gold, Priority Pass,
Posts: 127
I’d get murdered by the OH if I disappeared over Easter weekend! Her hen do is 12 Apr so I can justifiably go then, however or perhaps the end Mar run. Mine would literally be a there and back, unlike @snaxmuppet.
or perhaps the end Mar run. Mine would literally be a there and back, unlike @snaxmuppet.
Last edited by sahajesh; Nov 11, 2018 at 4:33 pm
Nov 11, 2018, 4:27 pm
#11
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Plymouth, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,159
I am staying 3 nights for no other reason than I can. I haven't got anything in particular I want to do in Phoenix but I am getting a car so I will enjoy just driving around the local area and getting out into the one or two of the national parks or getting into the mountains.
I booked my hotels through booking.com as they are all cancellable and I use the ratings there and on Tripadvisor to determine if I want to stay there so it looks like the Ramade Plaza is pretty good from what I can tell. Not the cheapest but not too bad at about Ł90 per night as it has some nice spa and gym facilities which I will definitely use.
I booked my hotels through booking.com as they are all cancellable and I use the ratings there and on Tripadvisor to determine if I want to stay there so it looks like the Ramade Plaza is pretty good from what I can tell. Not the cheapest but not too bad at about Ł90 per night as it has some nice spa and gym facilities which I will definitely use.
Nov 11, 2018, 7:19 pm
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 860
FYI, the last OW lounge at LAX closes at 00:30 and the first opening is at 04:30 so you would have ~4 hours of that 5:17 layover without a lounge (assuming you're referring to waiting in one of the AA/OW lounges).
Nov 12, 2018, 1:04 am
#15
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Plymouth, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,159
but at least at that time there won't be too many people around I would imagine. All I need is a place to bunker down until the lounge opens at 4am so not so bad IMO. The main benefit of the lounge for me is less people and easy access to refreshment but in the middle of the night I probably won't be bothered about either of those things tbh. I'll let you know 
Last edited by snaxmuppet; Nov 12, 2018 at 1:14 am